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Islamic Civilization Breakdown

In four pages this paper discusses the collapse of the empire of Islam in a consideration of historic and sociopolitical events. ...

British Industrial Revolution, Its Causes, and Impact

In five pages this research paper makes reference to Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm in an examination of the late 18th centu...

Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm

In six pages Hobsbawm's argument that Great Britain was beginning the decline of its empire at the height of its economic powers d...

British Empire and Winston Churchill

In fifteen pages this paper examines the British Empire in an overview of Winston Churchill's protectionist and maintenance effort...

Ottoman Empire Roots of the Modern Turkish State

modern republic of Turkey, this region was part of the vast, cosmopolitan, pan-Islamic state known as the Ottoman Empire. In orde...

Arab Peninsula and Empire

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Islamic Arab Peninsula and Empire. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Overview of the Aztec Empire

This paper consists of six pages and examines the Aztec Empire in an historical overview. Five sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

Ottoman Empire Downfall and its Impacts Upon the Middle East and the Balkans

of the Ottoman Empire wouldnt come for awhile as they left kicking and screaming all the way (Al-Muhairi, 2002). The Ottoman Em...

Reasons Behind the Creation and Collapse of the Roman Empire

influence" (Anonymous, 2002) upon the way in which people lived their lives, Roman law proposed to "govern all with equal justice"...

Student Achievement in Empire State College

they are truly a college that cares about what people want to do with their lives because many of the students come to the college...

US Empire Crisis and the American Involvement in Vietnam

in combat with the North Vietnamese. What was not immediately apparent to President Johnson, however, was the fact that the North...

A Review of The Life of James Madison

encyclopedias are not used. But, considering the lack of information on Hunt, we present a brief citation from the Columbia Encycl...

Indian Empress Mumtaz Mahal

issues. Mahals graciousness extended far beyond her own people, inasmuch as she felt that all of mankind should live in peace tog...

Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

to the primitive church; 4) the pure and austere morals of the Christians; and 5) the union and discipline of the Christian republ...

Gupta and Mughal Empires of India

Harsha, 1995; ~frd_u3yz::). From this simple illustration we can note that this empire served to be successful as it was a time of...

Rome's Legacy

terrified of the retribution that followed delinquent taxation, the Roman period was one that reflected a considerably negative le...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...

Ivan Klima's My First Loves and J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and the Incarceration Experiences of Miriam and Jim

the recurring theme throughout Empire of the Sun, a theme so forceful and perceptive that the reader goes away with a distinctly d...

Amazing Organization That Was the Roman Empire

In five pages this paper discusses the organizational structure of the Roman Empire and how this enabled its rulers to achieve the...

1954 Blacklisted Film Salt of the Earth

In fact, information included in the DVD release of the film explains that Biberman was arrested while filming the movie and had t...

Book and Film Versions of Empire of the Sun

and he never becomes completely embittered. In this book (made later into a film by Steven Spielberg), Ballard relates the life o...

Contemporary Post Second World War Empire

In five pages this paper analyzes the criteria of a postwar empire and whether or not the US qualifies. There is 1 source cited i...

Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and Roman Civilization

This paper addresses Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy in terms of how ambition affected society during the Roman Empire. This fiv...

West Africa History

In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...

Historically Comparing Regions of Europe

This is a paper containing five pages that addresses Europes multinational empires and how they have developed politically, econom...

Biography of Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington ("Gates" PG). His knickname was, or at least his family called him,...

Collapse of the Byzantium Empire

In seven pages this research paper examines how the Byzantium Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks during the 15th century in a consid...

Middle East History

In ten pages the Middle East's history answers basic questions of relevance and considers issues associated with Safavid, the Otto...

Roman Empire in the Film Quo Vadis

In five pages this paper analyzes whether or not there is an accurate portrayal of the Roman Empire in the film Quo Vadis. Three ...